Notes on Ken Robinson's Talk on "How Schools Kill Creativity"

his themes to conference:
extraordinary evidence of human creativity
no idea what is going to happen in the future
a third theme which wasn't mentioned

You can't create anything original if you're afraid to be wrong, and schools make us afraid of being wrong

Kids don't grow into creativity in school, but rather grow out of it

He tells many jokes and stories that are not significant to the purpose of his speech

Every education system on earth has the same subjects

Education systems came into being for industry in the 19th century

Intelligence is dynamic and distinct

Our education system has "mined our minds" the way we mine the earth for a metal